Smoking device container

ABSTRACT

A smoking device container, including a main body to store at least one smoking device therein, a base removably connected to at least a portion of a first end of the main body, a lid removably connected to at least a portion of a second end of the main body, the lid including a bottom portion, a top portion hingedly connected to at least a portion of the bottom portion to move from closed over the bottom portion in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position, and from opened in the second position to closed in the first position, and a smoke straw removably disposed on at least a portion of the bottom portion, and an air pump disposed on and within at least a portion of the base to draw air from outside the base to expel the air and smoke from the at least one smoking device through the main body and the smoke straw.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a container, and particularly, to a smoking device container.

2. Description of the Related Art

Various devices are used for smoking, such as cigarettes, cigars, and/or other tobacco products and/or herbs. Smoking is a practice of burning a substance to be inhaled. Yet, how smoking devices are managed is crucial for safety.

For example, a smoking device (e.g., a cigarette) that is allowed to burn unattended can cause substantial damage from a fire that could lead to property loss and/or fatalities.

Therefore, there is a need for a container that allows the smoking device to burn without risk of damage.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a smoking device container.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a smoking device container, including a main body to store at least one smoking device therein, a base removably connected to at least a portion of a first end of the main body, a lid removably connected to at least a portion of a second end of the main body, the lid including a bottom portion, a top portion hingedly connected to at least a portion of the bottom portion to move from closed over the bottom portion in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position, and from opened in the second position to closed in the first position, and a smoke straw removably disposed on at least a portion of the bottom portion, and an air pump disposed on and within at least a portion of the base to draw air from outside the base to expel the air and smoke from the at least one smoking device through the main body and the smoke straw.

The base may include a foam layer disposed within at least a portion of the base to prevent damage to the air pump and absorb noise emitted therefrom.

The smoking device container may further include a smoking device holder removably connected to at least a portion of the main body to receive the at least one smoking device therein.

The smoking device holder may have a flared portion at a first end and a tapered portion at a second end.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a smoking device container including a sectional view of a base, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

LIST OF COMPONENTS

Smoking Device Container 100

Main Body 110

Pump Connecting Aperture 111

Base 120

Foam Layer 121

Lid 130

Bottom Portion 131

Lid Button 131 a

Top Portion 132

Lid Button Aperture 132 a

Smoke Straw 133

Air Pump 140

Power Source 150

Power Button 160

Smoking Device Holder 170

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a smoking device container 100 including a sectional view of a base 120, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The smoking device container 100 may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, ceramic, glass, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The smoking device container 100 may include a main body 110, a base 120, a lid 130, an air pump 140, a power source 150, a power button 160, and a smoking device holder 170, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1, the main body 110 is illustrated to have a cylindrical shape. However, the main body 110 may be a rectangular prism, circular, conical, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, or any other shape known to one of ordinary skill in the art, but is not limited thereto.

The main body 110 may include a pump connecting aperture 111, but is not limited thereto.

The main body 110 may be a hollow cylinder. Moreover, the main body 110 may store at least one smoking device 10 (e.g., a cigarette, a cigar) and/or smoke therein.

The pump connecting aperture 111 may be disposed on at least a portion of a center of a first end of the main body 110. Alternatively, the pump connecting aperture 111 may be disposed on at least a portion of any portion of the first end of the main body 110.

The base 120 may include a foam layer 121, but is not limited thereto.

The base 120 may be removably connected to at least a portion of the first end of the main body 110. Additionally, the foam layer 121 may be disposed within at least a portion of an interior of the base 120. As such, the foam layer 121 may prevent damage to the interior of the base 120 and/or absorb noise emitted therefrom.

The lid 130 may include a bottom portion 131, a top portion 132, and a smoke straw 133, but is not limited thereto.

The lid 130 may be removably connected to at least a portion of a second end of the main body 110 opposite with respect to the first end of the main body 110.

The bottom portion 131 may include a lid button 131 a, but is not limited thereto.

The lid button 131 a may be disposed on at least a portion of the bottom portion 131.

The top portion 132 may include a lid button aperture 132 a, but is not limited thereto.

The lid button aperture 132 a may be disposed on and/or within at least a portion of the top portion 132. Moreover, the top portion 132 may be hingedly connected to at least a portion of the bottom portion 131. As such, the top portion 132 may move (i.e. pivot) from covering the bottom portion 131 in a first position (i.e. closed) to at least partially away from the bottom portion 131 in a second position (i.e. opened). Conversely, the top portion 132 may move from opened in the second position to closed in the first position.

Furthermore, the lid button aperture 132 a may receive the lid button 131 a therethrough in response to closing the top portion 132 over the bottom portion 131. More specifically, the lid button 131 a may at least partially depress during closing of the top portion 132 over the bottom portion 131, and extend through the lid button aperture 132 a after the top portion 132 has covered the bottom portion 131. Accordingly, the top portion 132 may lock over the bottom portion 131 in response to the lid button 131 a extending through the lid button aperture 132 a. Also, the top portion 132 may unlock in response to depressing the lid button 131 a while the top portion 132 is covering the bottom portion 131, such that the top portion 132 may pivot at least partially away from the bottom portion 131.

The smoke straw 133 may be removably disposed on and/or within at least a portion of the bottom portion 131. Also, the smoke straw 133 may be flexible to at least partially deform in response to closing the top portion 132 over the bottom portion 131.

The air pump 140 may include a vent and an air dispersing motor, but is not limited thereto.

The air pump 140 may be disposed on and/or within at least a portion of the base 120, and/or connected to the pump connecting aperture 111. Also, the air pump 140 may be disposed between the foam layer 121 to prevent damage to the air pump 140. In operation, the air pump 140 may draw air from outside the base 120 through the vent, and expel the air through the pump connecting aperture 111. Moreover, the air pump 140 may push the air into the main body 110, such that the smoke from the at least one smoking device 10 is expelled out through the smoke straw 133.

Also, the foam layer 121 may prevent damage to the air pump and/or absorb noise emitted therefrom.

The power source 150 may include a circuit board, a battery, a solar cell, and a power inlet, but is not limited thereto.

The power source 150 may regulate power via the circuit board generated from the battery, the solar cell, and/or the power inlet (e.g., universal serial bus (USB) charger), which may be connected to an external power outlet via a cord. The power source 150 may send power to the air pump 140, but is not limited thereto.

The power button 160 may be disposed on at least a portion of the base 120. The power button 160 may turn on and/or turn off the air pump 140. In other words, the air pump 140 may turn on in response to depressing the power button 160 a first time, and turn off in response to depressing the power button 160 a second time.

The smoking device holder 170 may be removably connected to at least a portion of the main body 110, such as the interior of the main body 110. Additionally, the smoking device holder 170 may have a predetermined length, such as one and one-quarter of an inch. Moreover, the smoking device holder 170 may have a flared portion at a first end and a tapered portion at a second end thereof. The flared portion of the smoking device holder 170 may collect droppings (e.g., ashes) from the at least one smoking device 10 during burning. As such, the smoking device holder 170 may receive the at least one smoking device 10 therein. As such, the smoking device holder 170 may allow the at least one smoking device 10 to burn without contacting the main body 110, and allowing the air moving within the main body 110 to reach the at least one smoking device 10 from multiple directions.

Therefore, the smoking device container 100 may allow the at least one smoking device 10 to burn without risk of damage to objects and/or causing a fire.

The present general inventive concept may include a smoking device container 100, including a main body 110 to store at least one smoking device 10 therein, a base 120 removably connected to at least a portion of a first end of the main body 110, a lid 130 removably connected to at least a portion of a second end of the main body 110, the lid 130 including a bottom portion 131, a top portion 132 hingedly connected to at least a portion of the bottom portion 131 to move from closed over the bottom portion 131 in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position, and from opened in the second position to closed in the first position, and a smoke straw 133 removably disposed on at least a portion of the bottom portion 131, and an air pump 140 disposed on and within at least a portion of the base 120 to draw air from outside the base 120 to expel the air through the main body 110 and the smoke straw 133.

The base 120 may include a foam layer 121 disposed within at least a portion of the base 120 to prevent damage to the air pump 140 and absorb noise emitted therefrom.

The smoking device container 100 may further include a smoking device holder 170 removably connected to at least a portion of the main body 110 to receive the at least one smoking device 10 therein.

The smoking device holder 170 may have a flared portion at a first end and a tapered portion at a second end.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. 

1. A smoking device container, comprising: a main body to store at least one smoking device therein; a base removably connected to at least a portion of a first end of the main body; a lid removably connected to at least a portion of a second end of the main body, the lid comprising: a bottom portion, a top portion hingedly connected to at least a portion of the bottom portion to move from closed over the bottom portion in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position, and from opened in the second position to closed in the first position, and a smoke straw removably disposed on at least a portion of the bottom portion; and an air pump disposed on and within at least a portion of the base to draw air from outside the base to expel the air and smoke from the at least one smoking device through the main body and the smoke straw.
 2. The smoking device container of claim 1, wherein the base comprises: a foam layer disposed within at least a portion of the base to prevent damage to the air pump and absorb noise emitted therefrom.
 3. The smoking device container of claim 1, further comprising: a smoking device holder removably connected to at least a portion of the main body to receive the at least one smoking device therein.
 4. The smoking device container of claim 3, wherein the smoking device holder has a flared portion at a first end and a tapered portion at a second end. 